George thomas chapman



Patented Nov. l5, I898.

G. T. CHAPMAN.

CYCLE STAND.

(Application filed Apr. 15, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE THOMAS CHAPMAN, OF STROUD, ENGLAND.

CYCLE-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,086, dated November 15, 1898.

Application filed April 15, 1898.

To all whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE THOMAS CHAP- MAN, a subject of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and a resident of Middle street, Stroud, in the county of Gloucester, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cycle-Stands, (for which lemans machine and suitable for both show and cleaning purposes, since both or all the wheels are clear of the ground when the machine is so suspended, I

In order that mysaid invention and the manner of its use may be fully and clearly understood, I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings, in which-- Figures 1 and 2 are side and front elevations, respectively. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detached View of the upper hook or rest, while Fig. 4 is a view illustrating the manner of its use in supporting a gentlemans bicycle,which will serve to illustrate its applicability for supporting a ladys bicycle or other machine.

In carrying my invention into effect I construct of iron, steel, or other suitable metal or combination of metals a standard com: posed of three members A, B, and O, the two former being bent or curved at their lower ends to form feet or supports A B, and are connected together at their upper ends by a bolt, rivet, or pin a, and are thereat divided by a metallic or other block b, so as to provide a clearance between them for the reception of the third member 0, or the block b may bedispensed with and the said clearance be provided by a bend or curve made in A or B or both.

The member 0 is preferably pivotally connected to A and B by a bolt, pin, screw, or the like 0, so that C may (when the machine is not in use, or to facilitate housing or packing for transit) be folded within the space between A and B, as shown by dotted outline in Fig. 2; but when the member 0 is in use as a support, as shown at Figs. 1 and 4 and by full lines in Fig. 2, the same is retained in rigid connection with A and B by Serial No. 677,690. (No model.)

a thumb-screw or its equivalent D engaging with holes in A and B and a hole in the upper end of C, as at Fig. 1; but when folded between A and B, as before mentioned, the said thumb-screw or the like may engage with holes, such as d, in A B and a hole, such as e, in C. (Shown in Fig. 2.)

The upper end of themember B is bent or curved outwardly at E in such a manner as to conveniently receive the lower horizontal member or back fork of the machine, and in order that the enamel of the said member or fork may not be ruptured by being placed within or removed from the curve E the latter'(and so much of the member A as may be necessary) may be lined or faced witha padding F of rubber, rubber composition, cloth, or other resilient substance.

The upper end of the member A is pro= vided with a hole for the reception of a bolt and nut G, which before engaging with the saidhole is passed through a slot or slotted passage formed in a supporting device H, (shown detached at Fig. 3,) which may conveniently be formed of stout wire or thin rod bent or curved to form the said slot, the united ends being again bent or curved at right angles, or thereabouts, to the said slot to form a rest for the reception of the seat pillar or standard of the machine being supported, and for the same purposes as the lining F of E the said united curved ends of II may be covered by a casing, such as J, of rubber, rubber composition, or other resilient material. It will thus be understood that the position of the device II upon the member A may be adjusted to suit machines the seatpillars of which may differ in position or angle, and to facilitate housing or packing for transit the said device when not in use may be placed in alinement with the member A, as suggested by dotted outline in Fig. 2.

In practice, to suspend a machine upon my improved support or stand, the entire weight of the machine would be borne by the hook or curve E when the horizontal member or back fork K of the machine is placed therein, as shown in Fig. 4, and at the same time the seat-pillar L would be placed within the embrace of the curved portion .I of the adjustable device or arm H, and by reason of the point of suspension E being behind the center of gravity of the machine the superweight of the forward end would insure that the seat-pillar L would remain in contact with J, and the perpendicularity or stability of the machine would be assured by reason of the said seat-pillar being grasped on the one side by J and on the other by A.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, what I claim is- The improved stand or support for cycles consisting of the combination of two members A and B, adapted to form feet A B, and 

